Marianne Faithfull

[fox69]

"Strange One"

"Strange One"


I should have known
You were a strange one.
You should have said
That you don't like to love.
But you never told me no lies.
Don't have to apologise.
When everything's said and done,
I was the strange one.

I should have known
You were a strange one.
You should have said
I don't want to love.
But I never told you no lies.
I don't want to apologise,
When everything's said and done,

What can I do?
That boy's in love with you.

I should have seen it coming,
I should have known what to expect.
I could be off and running,
Looking for my respect.
You don't need to criticise,
You never did realise,
When everything's said and done,
You were a strange one.

You were a strange one.
You were a strange one.
You were a strange one.

 

[fox69]

"Strange Weather"

"Strange Weather"


Will you take me across the channel,
London bridge is falling down.
Strange a woman tries to save
What a man will try to drown.
And he's the rain that they predicted,
It's the forecast every time.
The rose has died because you picked it
An' I believe that brandy's mine.

And all over the world
Strangers
Talk only about the weather.
All over the world
It's the same
It's the same
It's the same.

The word is getting flatter,
The sky is falling all around.
And nothing is the matter
For I never cry in town.
And a love like ours, my dear,

Is best measured when it's down.
And I never buy umbrellas,
For there's always one around.

And all over the world
Strangers
Talk only about the weather.
All over the world
It's the same
It's the same
It's the same.

And you know that it's beginning,
And you know that it's the end
When once again we are strangers
And the fog comes rolling in.

And all over the world
Strangers
Talk only about the weather.
All over the world
It's the same
It's the same
It's the same.

[Dr. John:]
You ready? 2, 3, 4, 1.

 

[fox69]

"Street Singers Farewell"

"Street Singers Farewell"


Now we've come to this good ending
Happily all hands unite,
And with money in your pocket
You can clean up, price is right.

There are some who dwell in darkness,
There are others bathed in light.

You can see those who are shining?
Those in darkness pass from sight.

You can see those who are shining?
Those in darkness pass from sight.

Thank you.

 

[fox69]

"Summer Nights"

"Summer Nights"


Winter's almost gone,
Oh how I've waited so long
For summer nights.
When there's magic in the air
And I don't have a care,
All that matters to me
Is that you are here
On summer nights.

There's a little caf?r>Where we can hear music play.
They keep the lights turned down low
It's a place where lovers go.
There you'll hold me tight and say
Our love will always be this way
On summer nights.

At the end of the day
We can go down to the bay
And together hand in hand
We will walk along the sand
On summer nights.

In our little caf?r>We'll dance the night away
And we know our love will be
Always true eternally.

And when the moon begins to shine
I can see that you are mine
On summer nights.

On summer nights.
On summer nights.

 

[fox69]

"Sunny Goodge Street"

"Sunny Goodge Street"


On the firefly platform of sunny goodge street
A violent hash-smoker shook a chocolate machine
Involved in an eating scene

Smashing into neon streets in their stillness
Smearing their eyes on the crazy kalI goddess
Listening to sounds of mingus mellow fantastic.

"my, my", they sigh.

In dull house rooms with coloured lights swinging
Strange music boxes sadly tinkling

Drink in the sun shining all around you.

"my, my", they sigh.

The magician, he sparkles in satin and velvet,
You gaze at his splendour with eyes you've not used yet.
I tell you his name is love, love, love.

"my, my", they sigh.
"my, my", so high.
"my, my" they sigh.

Hmm, hmm.
Hmm, hmm.
Hmm, hmm.

 

[fox69]

"Surabaya Johnny"

"Surabaya Johnny"


I had just turned sixteen that season
When you came up from burma to stay.
And you told me I ought to travel with you,
You were sure it would be ok.
When I asked how you earned your living,
I can still hear what you said to me:
You had some kind of job on the railway
And had nothing to do with the sea.

You said a lot, Johnny,
All one big lie, Johnny.
You cheated me blind, Johnny,
From the minute we met.
I hate you so, Johnny,
When you stand there grinning, Johnny.
Take that damn pipe out of your mouth, you rat.

Surabaya Johnny,
No one's meaner than you.
Surabaya Johnny,
My god? and I still love you so.
Surabaya Johnny,
Why am I feeling so blue?
You have no heart, Johnny,
And I still love you so.

At the start, every day was sunday,
Till we went on our way one fine night.
And before two more weeks were over,
You thought nothing I did was right.
So we trekked up and down through the punjab,
From the source of the river to the sea.
When I look at my face in the mirror,
There's an old woman staring back at me.

You didn't want love, Johnny,
You wanted cash, Johnny.
But I sewed your lips, Johnny,

And that was that.
You wanted it all, Johnny,
I gave you more, Johnny.
Take that damn pipe out of your mouth, you rat.

Surabaya Johnny.
No one's meaner than you.
Surabaya Johnny.
My god? and I still love you so.
Surabaya Johnny,
Why am I feeling so blue?
You have no heart, Johnny.
And I still love you so.

I would never have thought of asking
How you'd got that peculiar name,
But from one end of the coast to the other
You were known everywhere we came.
And one day in a two-bit flophouse
I'll wake up to the roar of the sea,
And you'll leave without one word of warning
On a ship waiting down at the quay.

You have no heart, Johnny!
You're just a louse, Johnny!
How could you go, Johnny,
And leave me flat?
You're still my love, Johnny,
Like the day we met, Johnny.
Take that damn pipe out of your mouth, you rat.

Surabaya Johnny.
No one's meaner than you.
Surabaya Johnny,
My god? and I still love you so.
Surabaya Johnny,
Why am I feeling so blue?
You have no heart, Johnny.
And I still love you so.

Thank you! Thank you very much.

 

[fox69]

"Sweet Little Sixteen"

"Sweet Little Sixteen"


They're really rockin' in boston, pittsburgh, pa,
Deep in the heart of texas and 'round the frisco bay.
All over st. louis, 'way down in new orleans,
All the cats gonna dance with sweet little sixteen.

Sweet little sixteen, she's just got to have
About a half a million signed autographs.
Her wallet's filled with pictures, she gets 'em one by one,
She gets so excited, watch her, look at her run.

Oh mommy, mommy, please may I go?
It's such a sight to see somebody steal the show.
Oh daddy, daddy, I beg of you,
It's all right with mommy, it's all right with you.

'cause they'll be rockin' on bandstand, in pittsburgh, pa
Deep in the heart of texas, 'way down in frisco bay.
All over st. louis, 'way down in new orleans,
All the cats gonna dance with sweet little sixteen.

 

[fox69]

"Sweetheart"

"Sweetheart"


Sweetheart
I'm changing my role in life,
I'm not re-arranging the main things in my life.
I ain't sacrificing what I hold as true,
I ain't sacrificing, sweetheart even for you.

Sweetheart? I'm changing my mode of life,
I'm not re-arranging the main things in my life.
I'm not giving up now in mixed company.
I'll be holding on now looking to find my identity.

My freedom means too much to give up now.
It doesn't matter to you anyhow.

Sweetheart.
Sweetheart.

My freedom means too much to give up now.
And did it matter so much anyhow.

Sweetheart
I'm changing my role in life,
I ain't re-arranging the main things in my life.
I ain't sacrificing what I hold as true,
I ain't sacrificing, sweetheart even for you.

My freedom means too much to give up now.
And did it matter so much anyhow.

Sweetheart.
Sweetheart.
Sweetheart.

 

[fox69]

"Tenderness"

"Tenderness"


I've noticed how few emotions stand the test of time.
Feelings come, feelings go, and the days are fine.

Night is dark, night is cold,
Passion lies down to die.
Tenderness,
Tenderness.
Tenderness,
Tenderness.

It's funny how romance fails us, giving way to love.
You look around, feel your freedom? you're a slave to love.

Night is dark, night is cold,
Passion lies down to die.
Tenderness? spirit moves me
Tenderness? try to show me
Tenderness? come on show me
Tenderness? feelings grow and change.

I've noticed how few emotions stand the test of time.
Feelings come, feelings go, and the days are fine.

Night is dark, night is cold,
Passion lies down to die.

Tenderness? really moves me
Tenderness? try to show me
Tenderness? come on show me
Tenderness? feelings grow and change.

Don't think that because I don't know what's happening
That I ain't achin'...
I never thought you would be showin'
Just what you been takin'.
It's not as simple as that
Don't think I don't know just when my heart's breakin'?

I ain't chosen? I ain't chosen
I ain't chosen? chosen? chosen? chosen? chosen.

Tenderness
Tenderness
Tenderness
Tenderness

Tenderness
Tenderness
Tenderness
Tenderness

Tenderness
Tenderness
Tenderness
Tenderness

Tenderness
Tenderness...

 

[fox69]

"That Was The Day (Nashville)"

"That Was The Day (Nashville)"


Going home in a trailer filled with canada dry,
Looking forward to being with you.
Got in to the broadway and what do I find?
Some lady's been sleeping there, too.

I was dreamin' of our meetin' all down the m1
'cause I hadn't seen you for so long.
Then out of the blue, something came down and warned me
And I sat there and wrote down this song.

That was the day that the coke came to nashville,
That was the day I laughed till I cried.
That was the day all my dreams turned to ashes
And I lost my blues and I smiled.

Well, I walked in the door and I heard you two laughing,
Just like I'd hoped that we'd do.
So I went up the stairs, left your keys on the table,

And I wrote on the mirror, 'we're through!'.

That was the day that the coke came to nashville,
That was the day that I had, honey.
That was the day that the coke came to nashville,
And I've got the blues out just bad.

Going home on a train, going back to my mother,
Feeling better already, keep telling myself:
'don't you cry, you'll forget him and find a new lover,
So let's sit back and drink to his health.'

That was the day that the coke came to nashville,
That was the day I laughed till I cried.
That was the day that I felt my heart breaking,
Ain't it funny, after all I've survived.
Ain't it funny, after all I've survived.